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May 03, 2011, 03:49 PM
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Hey all,
So my sponsor emailed me back Saturday...turns out she was on vacation and I didn't know because I hadn't talked to her in a month or so. I am going to call her but I don't really know what to say. I don't know that I am ready to jump into AA full steam. Especially with all that is going on post-hospital. I just don't feel like AA is my primary focus right now and I feel like I would be wasting her time if I don't make it priority #1. I guess I'll just be honest with her about where I'm at and what's going on. She doesn't hold back so I know she'll tell me what's on her mind. I love her and I love AA and I will continue to go to meetings...it's just not my top priority right now. I'm almost afraid to call her and tell her this because I know she won't be happy. I don't really know why I wrote this just needed to get it out. |
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May 03, 2011, 03:53 PM
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For what its worth....I think you have two top priorities now. ...And that is o.k. I know you can handle it with your sponsors help, your pdoc, therapist and us!!!
thinking of you!!!
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Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live. Oscar Wilde Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich The road to hell is paved with good intentions. "And psychology has once again proved itself the doofus of the sciences" Sheldon Cooper 
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May 03, 2011, 03:56 PM
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((((((Melissa)))))
Wishing you luck! I must admit I don't know very much about AA, but I know the feeling of needing to pull back and focus on other stuff first-- there's almost an order it goes in, sometimes. I hope your sponsor will understand and support that choice! |
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May 03, 2011, 07:43 PM
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I wish you luck. If you're new to sobriety, be careful. A relapse can happen before you know it. For me, my sobriety AND AA had to be my primary focus for quite awhile until I got some time under my belt.
I wish you the best. Keep a call list handy in case you have a rough time. God bless. Hugs, Lee 
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May 09, 2011, 08:24 AM
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'lissa we've chatted but here's something i was told by my sponsor. AA/sobriety needs to be first in your life above everything else. i balked cause family should be first, i said. she replied, if you're not sober you won't have family, job, stability or anything else cause you're drinking. it takes away everything you love. and that's true imho. so after that i knew AA/sobriety had to be my top priority and first in my life. it works!!! i'm so glad she told me that and my questioning her enabled me to understand the concept. no question is a stupid question.
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